NEW PGRO DESCRIPTIVE LIST LAUNCHED AT CROPTEC FEATURES FOUR NEW NPZ UK SPRING BEAN AND COMBINING PEA VARIETIES
Four varieties from NPZ UK have been added to the latest PGRO Descriptive List (DL) announced today at CropTec.
“Ketu spring bean is a very high yielding LVC spring bean along with Loki spring bean. Pangea tops the new green pea DL while Midori heads the marrowfat peas list.
“These four further enhance our comprehensive pulse varieties portfolio, with a total of fourteen NPZ UK varieties on the PGRO DLs in all,” comments Michael Shuldham, Pulse Product Manager at breeders NPZ UK.
Spring beans
Ketu LVC is a high-yielding spring bean added to the PGRO Descriptive List for 2025 with low vicine and convicine content (LVC) that will help to further develop the UK pulse market with end users.
- High seed yields on the PGRO DL
- Low anti nutritional factors for increased feed efficiency
- LVC benefits with comparable yields to other leading spring bean varieties
Loki is a high-yielding spring bean on the PGRO Descriptive List for 2025
- High seed yields on the PGRO DL
- Good resistance to rust
- Short straw length
Green peas
Pangea is added at the top of the PGRO Descriptive List of Green Combining Peas for 2025. It is the highest yielding green variety, combined with high resistance to Powdery mildew, high Downy mildew resistance and is resistant to Pea wilt
- Highest green pea seed yield on the PGRO DL
- High resistance to Powdery mildew
- High Thousand seed weight and Protein content
Marrowfat peas
Midori is added at the top of the PGRO Descriptive List of Marrowfat Peas for 2025. It is the highest yielding marrowfat variety with good downy mildew resistance and is also resistant to Pea wilt.
- Highest yielding marrowfat pea on the PGRO DL
- Good resistance to Downy mildew
- Good standing ability at harvest
